Roaring 20's Flashcards
After the World War I, there was another large influx of immigrants to the USA! - why?
• “Red Scare” - a fear that there was going to be a communist take-over of the American government
The 20’s
• The 20’s - a period of great change! Time of relative prosperity after the war!
What happened to the wealth during 1920 and 1929?
What was the problem?
- The countries total wealth doubled between 1920 and 1929!
* Problem: money was not equally distributed
What happened with the culture and religion?
- Rapid cultural change - old conservative values and traditions were questioned and replaced with new liberal ideas!
- Religion was questioned for the first time!
This was the beginning of the _____ age and out with the ________ Age!
Beginning of the “Modern Age” out with the old ideas of the “Victorian Age” in with the new! (Gender roles, religion, values, etc)
Great Migration
• Great Migration - blacks to the north (cities)
Wealth created a _________ society!
What was created for purchasing items for the first time?
• Wealth created a “consumer society” 1st time - things purchased on credit *everyone acted like they had money
What did new modern inventions do?
List some new inventions
New modern inventions that made life easier! (Automobiles, radios, motion pictures, washing machines, vacuums, toasters, etc)
Women and reform: change
- in the early 19th century what were the proper activities for women?
- how many worked outside the home? How much did they get paid?
Women and Reform (change)
• early 19th century - housework and child care were the only proper activities for married women
• One in ten single women worked outside the home at half a mans wages!
Women and reform
What did women give up in marriage?
Could women vote?
Women were essentially _______ to their husbands
• When women married they gave up all rights (money, property, etc) to their husbands
• Could not vote! Had no legal rights!!!
- women were essentially slaves to their husbands
Women and reform: change
- Name some early leaders: (3)
- In 1848 what was the Seneca Falls convention
- what did they compose?
- resolved that a woman and a man are ______
- what were one of their major demands
- define suffragettes
Who were the leaders of the American feminist movement? Was it violent protests?
- Early leaders were Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucrecia Mott
- 1848 - Seneca Falls Convention - first women’s rights convention *(Official beginning of the movement)
- Composed a statement of grievances (complaints and demands) - modeled after the Declaration of Independence
- Resolved that a woman is a man’s equal
- One of the major demands was the right of suffrage (the right to vote)
- “Suffragettes” - women activists
- 1910’s - Alice Paul and Lucy Burns leaders of the American Feminist movement - non-violent protests!
In 1920 what happened that was a successful moment in history for women
1920 - finally campaign succeeded with passage of the 19th amendment (women’s suffrage) gave them the right to vote!
Sexual revolution - “New women”
- what did women gain?
- Women began to ______ outside the home for the first time!
Birth control movement was founded by who and what did she create?
- less _______ brought more freedom
Sexual Revolution: “New Woman”
• women gained a new sense of freedom and independence
• Began to work outside of the home for the first time
• Birth control movement - Margret Sanger founder of planned parenthood
• Less children brought more freedom
Flappers
Flappers - the unconventional new women who wore their hair short, work make up, wore short skirts, and smoked and drank just like the men!
Cigarettes
Cigarettes - “freedom torches”
Who challenged religion? What did he believe in?
What is the scopes monkey trail?
What was the impact of the trial?
Religion was challenged by Charles Darwin - “The origin of the species” EVOLUTION THEORY now challenged God and Creation
• scopes monkey trial - God or evolution taught in the schools?
• Impact for the trial:
evolution began to be taught in public school as a result! “Modern science”
New forms of entertainment/ inventions - what were two new musical styles created and in what city? George Gershwin - • Louis Armstrong - • Cotton Club - - what were the most famous dance steps
music: jazz and the blues were new musical styles created during the period - Harlem NY City
• George Gershwin - jazz composer
• Louis Armstrong - jazz trumpeter
• Cotton Club - most famous jazz club in Harlem
**Dance craze: the “Charleston”, the “Shimmy”, and the “Lindy Hop” -most famous dance steps
The radio
- what was the radio a new source of?
- the radio was considered what?
- what did the radio bring to the home?
- What’s WKDKA?
The radio: new source of communication - one of the greatest invention of the time!
• brought entertainment, news, weather, sports, etc. right into the
• WKDKA - Pittsburg - 1st radio station in America - 1920
Spectator sports - 1st time
- what was the king sport of the time?
- who was the famous player of their sport? How much did he make a year?
- what was the second most popular sport and name the heavyweight champion of that time
Spectator sports - 1st time
• baseball was king - Babe Ruth “The Babe” - made more money than the president of the USA!!!
• Boxing - Jack Dempsey (heavyweight champion)
Motion pictures - hollywood
- by 1929 what percentage of Americans were going to the theaters at least once a week?
- what were the first films?
What were the first films with talking called?
- name of the first talkie film?
- Name Famous actresses : (2)
- Name Famous actors: (3)
Motion Pictures- Hollywood
• by 1929 - 75% of Americans were going at least once a week!
• Silent films - at first
• “Talkies” 1st with words
• The Jazz Singer - 1st “talkie” film
• Greta Garbo and Mary Pickford - actresses
• Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, and Gary Cooper - actors
The automobiles
- what did it give Americans a sense of _______
- people went on _______ for the first time
- who is Henry Ford
- how much was a car $260
- what did Henry Ford create?
- what new industries were created?
- gave Americans a sense of freedom and independence
• People went on vacation for the first time
• Henry Ford - with his Model T made autos affordable! 1925 - $260!
• Created the “assembly line”
• Crested new industries such as motels, gas stations, and resorts!
Harlem Renaissance - “New Negro Movement”
- this was a _______ of what culture?
- what is the capital of black America?
- what did they create?
- who is Langston Hughes?
- who is Louie Armstrong?
- who is duke ellington?
Harlem Renaissance - “New Negro Movement”
• a (re-birth) celebration of African American culture
• Harlem - “capital” of black America (NYC)
• They began to create their own music, literature, and art
• Famous people -
Langston Hughes - poet
Duke Ellington and Louie Armstrong - musicians
Prohibition:
- The 18th amendment was known as what?
- it was illegal to manufacture, sell, or buy what?
- define bootleggers
- What was the name of the biggest gang and where was it located?
- define a speakeasy
- what did they do to cops?
Prohibition: 18th amendment - “Noble Experiment” - 1920-1933
• illegal to manufacture, but or sell alcohol
• Gangsters “Bootleggers” - ran illegal alcohol businesses/ brought “booze” from Canada - Al Capone - Chicago
• “Speakeasy” - underground alcohol/dance clubs
• Cops were paid off!
• Moonshiners - rural areas made homemade recipes!
• Origin of NASCAR - running from the law!
Ku klux clan
- what was this clan known as
- What were they against?
- Why were they against these people?
- What was the goal?
- when did this clan peak and how many members did they have?
Ku Klux Clan - Invisible Empire
• anti-black, Jewish, Catholic, and immigrant organization
• WHY? These groups were blamed for all the problems in society - goal was to “purify” America
• Peaked in the 1920’s with about 3-4 million members!
